prostrate shrubs

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• prostrate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English prostrat, from Anglo French, from Latin prostratus, past participle of prosternere, from pro before + sternere to spread out, throw down more at strew Date: 14th century 1. stretched out with face on the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… …   Universalium

• Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in …   Universalium

• mountain ecosystem — ▪ ecology Introduction       complex of living organisms in mountainous areas.       Mountain lands provide a scattered but diverse array of habitats in which a large range of plants (plant) and animals (animal) can be found. At higher altitudes… …   Universalium

• bearberry — /bair ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. bearberries. 1. any of several prostrate shrubs belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, esp. A. uva ursi, having tonic, astringent leaves and bright red berries. 2. cascara. 3. possum haw (def …   Universalium

• Blueberry — For other uses, see Blueberry (disambiguation). Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Adenanthos — taxobox name = Adenanthos image caption = Adenanthos detmoldii regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae genus = Adenanthos genus authority = Labill. subdivision ranks =… …   Wikipedia

• Banksia sect. Banksia — taxobox name = Banksia sect. Banksia image caption = Inflorescence of Banksia menziesii , a member of Banksia sect. Banksia . regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae genus …   Wikipedia

• bearberry — bear•ber•ry [[t]ˈbɛərˌbɛr i, bə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries pln any of several prostrate shrubs of the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, esp. A. uva ursi, having tonic, astringent leaves and bright red berries • Etymology: 1615–25 …   From formal English to slang

• swainson-pea — /sweɪnsən ˈpi/ (say swaynsuhn pee) noun any of various prostrate shrubs of the Swainsona genus, with red, purple, yellow, pink, or white flowers; native to Australia. Also, swainson pea …  

• dwarf juniper — noun 1. a procumbent variety of the common juniper • Syn: ↑ground cedar, ↑Juniperus communis depressa • Hypernyms: ↑juniper 2. procumbent or spreading juniper • Syn: ↑savin, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary